diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/edit/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/edit/main.go
index 97d5a3ad..0bf144d4 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/edit/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/edit/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	apinode "github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/node"
+
 	apiprofile "github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/profile"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1"
 	apiutil "github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/util"
@@ -88,12 +90,19 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				if !yes {
 					break
 				}
-				err = apiprofile.ProfileDelete(&wwapiv1.NodeDeleteParameter{NodeNames: nodeList, Force: true})
+				err = apiprofile.ProfileDelete(&wwapiv1.NodeDeleteParameter{
+					NodeNames: nodeList,
+					Hash:      profileListMsg.Hash,
+				})
 				if err != nil {
 					wwlog.Verbose("Problem deleting nodes before modification %s")
 				}
 				buffer, _ = yaml.Marshal(modifiedProfileMap)
-				err = apiprofile.ProfileAddFromYaml(&wwapiv1.NodeYaml{NodeConfMapYaml: string(buffer)})
+				newHash := apinode.Hash()
+				err = apiprofile.ProfileAddFromYaml(&wwapiv1.NodeAddParameter{
+					NodeConfYaml: string(buffer),
+					Hash:         newHash.Hash,
+				})
 				if err != nil {
 					wwlog.Error("Got following problem when writing back yaml: %s", err)
 					os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/profile/delete.go b/internal/pkg/api/profile/delete.go
index e3c13185..977e61be 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/profile/delete.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/profile/delete.go
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ func ProfileDelete(ndp *wwapiv1.NodeDeleteParameter) (err error) {
 		wwlog.Error("Failed to open node database: %s\n", err)
 		return
 	}
-
+	if nodeDB.StringHash() != ndp.Hash && !ndp.Force {
+		return fmt.Errorf("got wrong hash, not modifying profile database")
+	}
 	for _, p := range profileList {
 		err := nodeDB.DelProfile(p.Id.Get())
 		if err != nil {
 			wwlog.Error("%s\n", err)
 		} else {
 			//count++
-			wwlog.Verbose("Deleting node: %s\n", p.Id.Print())
+			wwlog.Verbose("Deleting profile: %s\n", p.Id.Print())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/profile/edit.go b/internal/pkg/api/profile/edit.go
index 5361f36c..27cf3799 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/profile/edit.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/profile/edit.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package apiprofile
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/api/routes/wwapiv1"
@@ -49,13 +50,17 @@ func FilteredProfiles(profileList *wwapiv1.NodeList) *wwapiv1.NodeYaml {
 /*
 Add profiles from yaml
 */
-func ProfileAddFromYaml(nodeList *wwapiv1.NodeYaml) (err error) {
+func ProfileAddFromYaml(nodeList *wwapiv1.NodeAddParameter) (err error) {
 	nodeDB, err := node.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Could not open NodeDB: %s\n")
 	}
+	if nodeDB.StringHash() != nodeList.Hash && !nodeList.Force {
+		return fmt.Errorf("got wrong hash, not modifying profile database")
+	}
+
 	profileMap := make(map[string]*node.NodeConf)
-	err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodeList.NodeConfMapYaml), profileMap)
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodeList.NodeConfYaml), profileMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Could not unmarshall Yaml: %s\n")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/hash_test.go b/internal/pkg/node/hash_test.go
index b3c6328a..9f893fae 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/hash_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/hash_test.go
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ nodes:
 
 	t.Run("Same NodeYaml with same conf", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var testConf NodeYaml
-		yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodeConfYml1), &testConf)
+		err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodeConfYml1), &testConf)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		if testConf.Hash() != nodeConf1.Hash() {
-			yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodeConfYml1), nodeConf1)
+			err = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(nodeConfYml1), nodeConf1)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			t.Errorf("Hashes for same configuration differs: %x != %x", nodeConf1.Hash(), nodeConf1.Hash())
 		}
 	})